E-Business
ANPP Calls for Introduction of Cyber Crime Law
All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) is worried that cyber crime is taking its toll on the socio-economic wellbeing of Nigerians while the government of the day sit idle and watch.
The party also said that the continued absence of a law to protect Nigerians in the cyber space may also threaten the policy of cashless society driven by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Chief Emma Eneukwu, the party’s national publicity secretary in a statement said its attention has been drawn to media reports where stakeholders in Nigeria Defence, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other security agencies were worried with the emerging threat of cyber-crimes in the country.
“With many businesses going online and Nigerians being encouraged by the government to embrace mobile phone, e-payment and internet banking, our great party is worried about the safety of the users of these services and the truth that our great nation is not prepared for the threats and vulnerabilities of the information age,” the statement added.
“Such crimes threaten our nation’s security and financial health. In fact, Nigerians have not fully recovered from the shock of the recent discovery that Nigeria’s State Security Service (SSS) pension details were released online, which was later seen to be a manifestation of internet hackers’ job; or the gruesome murder of Cynthia Osukogu, who was killed by friends she met through the social media. It is also a fact that the escapades of the so-called yahoo boys gave Nigeria a bad reputation in the global community. Eneukwu added
Eneukwu recalled that in 2004, the Nigerian Cybercrime Working Group (NCWG) was constituted to draft the first bill on Nigerian Cybercrime Act in order to facilitate the enactment of a cyber-law for the nation.
He lamented that up till now the law has not been enacted.
“It is a manifest truth that where there is no law to serve as a deterrent to potential criminals, the society is at a risk of witnessing the mushrooming of diverse offenders. Surely, such a law is needed to provide an atmosphere for fair punishment as well as discourage intending cybercriminals from carrying on with their plans, as the now common availability of Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs), like Blackberry, Smart phones and I-pads, has made such crimes easy to perpetrate.
“The ANPP therefore calls on the Federal Government to update the nation’s IT security framework to align with the global emerging ICT trend and its evolving security threats.
“We also call on the National Assembly to hasten the harmonisation of the Nigerian Cybercrime bills, in order to safeguard the nation’s banking sector, security and social interface. We believe that no matter the resources and personnel voted to the war against cyber-crime in Nigeria, without a well-structured enabling legislation, the fight will end up as mere words, at worst, and as another white elephant venture as best,” he said.
E-Business
Microsoft Servers Hacked by Chinese Groups

Chinese “threat actors” have hacked Microsoft’s SharePoint document software servers and targeted the data of the businesses using it, the firm has said.
China state-backed Linen Typhoon and Violet Typhoon as well as China-based Storm-2603 were said to have “exploited vulnerabilities” in on-premises SharePoint servers, the kind used by firms, but not in its cloud-based service.
The US tech giant has released security updates in response and has advised all on-premises SharePoint server customers to install them.
“Investigations into other actors also using these exploits are still ongoing,” Microsoft said in a statement.
The firm said it had “high confidence” the hackers would continue to target systems which have not installed its security updates.
It added that it would update its website blog with more information as its investigation continues.
Microsoft said it had observed attacks in which hackers had sent a request to a SharePoint server “enabling the theft of the key material by threat actors”.
Charles Carmakal, chief technology officer at Mandiant Consulting firm, a division of Google Cloud, told reporter, it was “aware of several victims in several different sectors across a number of global geographies”.
Carmakal said it appeared that governments and businesses that use SharePoint on their sites were the primary target.
A number of adversaries who stole material encoded by cryptography were then able to regain ongoing access to the victims’ SharePoint data, he said.
“This was exploited in a very broad way, very opportunistically before a patch was made available. That’s why this is significant,” Carmakal said.
Carmakal said the “China-nexus actor” was deploying techniques similar to previous campaigns associated with Beijing.
Microsoft said Linen Typhoon had “focused on stealing intellectual property, primarily targeting organizations related to government, defence, strategic planning, and human rights” for 13 years.
It added that Violet Typhoon had been “dedicated to espionage”, primarily targeting former government and military staff, non-governmental organizations, think tanks, higher education, the media, the financial sector and the health sector in the US, Europe, and East Asia.
Meanwhile, Storm-2603 was “assessed with medium confidence to be a China-based threat actor”.
E-Business
NIMC Warns Nigerians of Fake NIN Website

National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has issued a public warning that it is not associated with NINcard.com.
According to the commission, the website has been circulating online to offer services for Nigerians seeking National Identification Number (NIN) services.
NIMC, in a post on its official X account on Wednesday, said, “NINcard.com is not in anyway affiliated to NIMC. Stay vigilant!”
The warning was accompanied by screenshots of fake payment receipts and OTP request pages from the website, both of which were boldly stamped “FAKE” by NIMC to alert the public.
E-Business
NITDA, API Partner Against Harmful Online Content

National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), in partnership with the Advocacy for Policy and Innovation (API), has convened a one-day workshop in Abuja to advance dialogue on the draft Online Harm Protection (OHP) Bill to confront harmful online content.
The bill, a rights-based, locally rooted, and multi-stakeholder initiative, is aimed at addressing the challenges of the digital age.
The event, which held yesterday, brought together government officials, civil society, academics, digital platforms, and legal experts to shape a policy framework designed to combat online ills such as cyberbullying, disinformation, hate speech, digital exploitation, and gender-based violence, while safeguarding democratic freedoms and digital inclusion.
In his keynote remarks, Kashifu Inuwa, director general, NITDA urged a paradigm shift in the way society engages with digital technologies.
“For almost two decades, we have viewed digital technology through a consumer lens. But these technologies are not just products and services. They are transforming how we live, work, and interact. They shape our politics, our society, and our democracy,” he said.
Warning against unaccountable digital power in the hands of private corporations, the DG likened the digital journey to the tale of Alice in Wonderland, where initial fascination with innovation has given way to deeper concerns about privacy, autonomy, and manipulation by big tech platforms.
“We thought we were using Google, but now we realise Google is using us. Social media, once a tool of expression, has become a tool of surveillance and influence,” Inuwa noted.
He, therefore, emphasised the urgency of developing a democratic and accountable framework. He explained that following the 2021 Twitter ban, NITDA facilitated dialogue between the government and platform operators, leading to a Code of Practice that stressed Nigeria’s sovereignty and legal standards.
According to him, the same process birthed the multi-stakeholder steering committee and the OHP White Paper in December 2024, laying the foundation for the current legislative push.
Earlier in her opening remarks, Victoria Manya, co-founder, API, observed the moral and civic necessity of the bill.
Her words: “The internet did not break society, it merely revealed its unfiltered version. Every day, Nigerians are exposed to harassment, disinformation, exploitation, and even algorithmic violence. The OHP Bill is not a war on the Internet. It is a peace offering to its users, a social contract for a digital future that is safe, inclusive, and democratic.
“We cannot answer the question of algorithmic power with unchecked state control. We must answer it with shared, rights-based governance. This bill must not be written for the people, but with them.”
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